Nintendo's F-Zero - best Super Nintendo racer? SNES racer "F-Zero" is thirty years old this year. It was first released back in November of 1990 in Japan. The start of the 1990's marked the beginning of a time of great…

I'll never forget the first time I saw arcade racing game  "Power Drift" by Sega in 1988. Splash Waves It's fair to say that Sega's "OutRun" was more influential to developers than Namco's "Pole Position" was. It had licensed cars.…

  Rad Racer is a little known arcade racing game that released in 1988 for the Nintendo Entertainment System. School's Out! Can you remember what you did on the last day of School? I can, and quite clearly at that.…

Namco's astonishing "Final Lap" heralded a new era of 3D arcade racers.   Blackpool Rocks As I sit down to write about my memories of Namco's 1987 sit-down coin-op game,I can quite clearly recall a sunny afternoon in Blackpool. It…

The Hills Are Alive Is  SEGA's "OutRun" is the best arcade racing game of all time? I first encountered “OutRun” early in the Spring of 1987. Most of the UK gaming magazines had already printed screenshots of the game. They…

Tatsumi's "Buggy Boy" - a three-screen coin-op driving dream? The Greatest Year of All? 1986 was one of the greatest years of my life. There was just so much to like. At the Cinema there was "Top Gun", "Aliens", and…

Pitstop II - Epyx (1985) - Commodore 64 Pitstop II was one of the early 8-bit racing greats. Joystick Breakers In 2018, it appears that we have lost a sub-genre or style of  game. One that all home gamers used to…

"Le Mans" (1982) Commodore "Le Mans" for the Commodore 64 is another little known, but brilliant arcade racing game. Le Mans  - best top down Commodore racer? If you've been reading these articles since the start, then you'll know that…

"TX-1" - Atari (1983) - Arcade Some people can remember exactly where they were when significant world events happened. I've always had a good memory so major events are still really clear in my mind. but I can also seem…

"Bump N Jump" - Data East - (1982) - Arcade version Bump N Jump - Is this little known arcade racer a hidden gem? Doorstep Arcade In 1984 a local disused caravan park and small theme park re-opened under new…

"Star Rider" - Williams - (1983) - Arcade Star Rider? Riding Into The Future? This game will always hold a very special place in my heart. I only played it once but it had such a powerful effect on me…

"The Great American Cross-Country Road Race" - Activision - (1985) - Commodore 64  Cannonball Run Or Cannonball Bum? Few people remember "The Great American Cross-Country Road Race." Activision Classic or Commodore Calamity?   Activision were a hot company during the…

"Speed King" - Digital Integration - (1985) - Commodore 64   This was a little-known 'sim' motorbike racing game that a friend of mine lent me. Most of the games that are featured here tend to be 'little known' worldwide…

Revs - Acornsoft - (1984) - BBC Model B Microcomputer   Teacher's Pet When I was at school those of us with home micro machines were split into two main camps - the Sinclair owners and the Commodore owners. Debate…

"Pitstop" - Epyx - Commodore 64 version (1982) Authentic Commodore 64 racing sim? Not every computer games shop in the 80's let you load up a game before deciding to buy it. For most of us, we had to buy…

"Road Race" Commodore VIC-20 (1981) - ROM Cartridge Road Rage for Commodore VIC-20 - first great arcade home racer? As the early home micro computers were pretty limited in terms of their graphical output, great driving games were thin on…

  "Sprint 2" - Atari - (1976) - Arcade Version Black and White Beauty? This game is the only black and white game on this list. I think I've only ever seen this machine twice. It's not the only 'top-down'…

I've been captivated by arcade racing games since I was about 11 years old. Every year I went to the seaside with my Mum and Dad to play all the racing games I could find. I can literally talk about…

We are currently making a brand new racing game called Dangerous Driving due for release this Winter. Inevitably that means we get to talking about games of old and in particular what are our favourite racing games of all time.…